Cup win clinches Bayern's historic treble

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European season comes to a close – Bayern Munich's Jupp Heynckes waves to the crowd after winning the German Cup in his final match in charge.

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European season comes to a close – Bayern's 3-2 victory over Stuttgart in the final made the Bavarian side the first from Germany to win a treble in one season, having romped to victory in the Bundesliga before winning the Champions League.

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European season comes to a close – Striker Mario Gomez made the most of a rare starting chance as he scored two second-half goals, but the Germany international is expected to be sold when new coach Pep Guardiola takes over from Heynckes.

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European season comes to a close – Photographers gather around Jose Mourinho during his last match as coach of Real Madrid, a 4-2 win at home to Osasuna. Real finished the season 15 points behind Spanish champions Barcelona.

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European season comes to a close – Barcelona said farewell to French defender Eric Abidal, who made his final appearance in the 4-1 win over Malaga, having been told he will be released despite returning following a liver transplant.

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German Cup final victory gives Bayern Munich a hat-trick of titles this season

Mario Gomez scores twice in 3-2 victory over his former club Stuttgart

Pep Guardiola surely faces the most thankless task in world football after Bayern Munich clinched a historic treble on Saturday, adding the German Cup to the Champions League and Bundesliga crowns.

The Spaniard, who was named as Bayern's next coach back in January, will take over a team that has conquered Europe and its domestic rivals, with the 3-2 win over Stuttgart giving the departing Jupp Heynckes a perfect sendoff.

The 68-year-old is widely expected to retire, though he has also been linked with a return to Real Madrid -- where he won the Champions League in 1998 -- after guiding the Bavarians to 45 wins from 53 matches this season.

Stuttgart never looked like inflicting Bayern's fourth defeat of the campaign after going 3-0 down after an hour, with Thomas Muller netting a first-half penalty and striker Mario Gomez scoring twice against his former club in what could prove to be his final game for Bayern.

Austrian Martin Harnik struck twice to give Stuttgart hope in front of more than 74,000 fans at Berlin's Olympic Stadium, but Bayern held on for a 16th victory in the knockout competition to become the first German side to complete such a treble.

Guardiola helped Barcelona become the first Spanish club to win a hat-trick of titles in 2011, but was unable to follow that up last season before standing down.

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Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Bayern Munich players lift the trophy as they celebrate winning the UEFA Champions League final after beating Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday, May 25.

Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Bayern Head Coach Jupp Heynckes is carried by his players after winning the UEFA Champions League final.

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Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Arjen Robben of Bayern Munich celebrates after scoring the winning goal against Borussia Dortmund during the UEFA Champions League final at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday, May 25. Bayern defeated Dortmund 2-1.

Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Mario Mandzukic of Bayern Munich celebrates after scoring a goal against Borussia Dortmund during the UEFA Champions League final at Wembley Stadium in London on May 25.

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Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Borussia Dortmund's midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski, left, vies with Bayern Munich's defender Jerome Boateng during the UEFA Champions League final at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday, May 25.

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Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Dortmund's goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller makes a save against Bayern during the first half.

Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Head Coach Jurgen Klopp of Borussia Dortmund shouts from the sidelines during the match.

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Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Fans fill Wembley Stadium during the Champions League final match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.

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Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – A fan of Bayern Munich wears face paint in support of his team during the match.

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Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Thomas Mueller, left, of Bayern Munich goes after the ball against Neven Subotic of Borussia Dortmund during the UEFA Champions League final match at Wembley Stadium in London on May 25.

Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Borussia Dortmund wear black and yellow attire in support of their team.

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Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – From left, UEFA President Michel Platini, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German Football Association President Wolfgang Niersbach watch the action from the stands.

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Barca completed this season in style on Saturday, beating Malaga 4-1 to equal Real's points record of 100 and beat the club's best goals tally -- scoring 115 in 38 La Liga games.

Striker David Villa, Cesc Fabregas and young defender Martin Montoya all netted within 16 minutes, while veteran midfielder Andres Iniesta curled in a spectacular second-half effort before substitute Pedro Morales pulled one back for Malaga.

Eric Abidal came on to make his final appearance for Barca, with the French defender being released despite making his comeback in April following a liver transplant.

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Jose Mourinho's three-year tenure at Real Madrid ended with a 4-2 win at home to Osasuna, which left his second-placed side 15 points behind Barcelona.

The Portuguese coach, who is expected to rejoin English club Chelsea, was booed by large sections of home fans before the match -- though others held banners thanking him -- and he was surrounded by photographers every time he ventured from the dugout.

He has divided opinion at the Santiago Bernabeu after being unable to follow up last season's title, or deliver Real's long-awaited 10th European title -- and the Copa del Rey final defeat against Atletico Madrid was the last straw as he agreed to leave by mutual consent.

"We respect his decision, the club's too, and wish him well. We all know that we have taken a major leap in competitiveness and we knew we could have achieved a lot, but due to small details or bad luck it was not to be," Arbeloa said.

"He has had his successes and failures, as we have all had, but he gave his all and defended Real Madrid above everything."

Real Sociedad snatched a place in the Champions League qualifying rounds, winning 1-0 at Deportivo la Coruna to ensure Valencia missed out after a 4-3 defeat at Sevilla.

Striker Alvaro Negredo scored all four goals for mid-table Sevilla as visiting Valencia dropped to fifth place despite a second-half double from forward Roberto Soldado.

The defeat relegated second bottom Deportivo, while Mallorca also went down despite winning 4-2 against Valladolid.

Celta Vigo moved out of the bottom three with a 1-0 win over Espanyol, but Zaragoza ended the season at the foot of the table after losing 3-1 at home to third-placed Atletico.